Some of the stranger automobiles I’ve encountered on my travels in Japan:
almost a vw van (but really a subaru, i think)
almost a jaguar (but really a pint-sized mitsuoka)
almost a mini cooper s (but really a daihatsu, as far as i can tell)
almost a 1955 Toyopet Crown (but in fact a 50-odd-year-later Toyota Origin)
a mitsubishi east brain?
almost a car (but it has some growing up to do)
the all new Nissan Pivo2, whose passenger area can pivot 180 degrees, but not while driving
why do you suppose you never hear of high speed police chases in japan?
Posted by bruce 
Mysterious Orientations 